Table 2 Support schemes for households: to identify all schemes that may be relevant for your constituent, please review all of questions 1-4
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Question |
Answer |
Relevant schemes |
1. Does the constituent live in Northern Ireland? |
Yes |
EBSS AFP See also Qs 2-4 |
No |
n/a See Qs 2-4 |
2. How does the constituent pay for their electricity? |
They pay a licensed energy suppliera directly, and they have a domestic electricity supply contract |
EBSS EPG |
They pay a licensed energy suppliera directly, but they have a non-domestic electricity supply contract. (This may be the case for constituents who share one electricity supply for their home and their business.) |
EBSS AF EBRS (until 31/3/2023) EBDS (from 1/4/2023) |
They pay a third party intermediary (e.g. a landlord) and the intermediary has a domestic electricity supply contract. |
EBSS (PTR) EPG (PTR) |
They pay a third party intermediary (e.g. a landlord, park site owner, university halls of residence, or ‘private wire’ electricity network) and the intermediary has a non-domestic electricity supply contract. |
EBSS AF EBRS (PTR) (until 31/3/2023 Consultation on further support expected summer 2023b |
They do not have an electricity supply linked to the national electricity grid. (Some constituents may be off the electricity grid, e.g. those living on canal boats or in very remote areas.) |
EBSS AF |
3. Does the constituent have a mains gas supply, and if so, how do they pay for it? |
Yes, and they pay a licensed energy suppliera directly for a domestic gas supply contract |
EPG |
Yes, and they pay a licensed energy suppliera directly, but they have a non-domestic gas supply contract. (This may be the case for constituents who share one gas supply for their home and their business.) |
EBRS (until 31/3/2023) EBDS (from 1/4/ 2023) |
Yes, and they pay a third party intermediary (e.g. a landlord) and the intermediary has a domestic gas supply contract. |
EPG (PTR) |
Yes, and they pay a third party intermediary (e.g. a landlord, park site owner, university halls of residence, or communal network) and the intermediary has a non-domestic gas supply contract. |
EBRS (PTR) (until 31/3/2023) Consultation on further support expected summer 2023b |
No, they do not have a mains gas connection. |
n/a |
4. What is the main way that the constituent heats their home? |
Electricity (e.g. with electric heaters or a heat pump) |
See Q2 |
Mains gas (e.g. with a gas boiler) |
See Q3 |
Heat network, where this is fuelled by electricity or gas |
EBRS (PTR) (until 31/3/2023)b New support will be introducedc |
Heat network, where this is fuelled by an “alternative fuel” eg: heating oil (kerosene) or biomass (wood-based fuels such as wood pellets) |
ND AFP (PTR) |
An “alternative fuel”, where they purchase this from the fuel supplier directly. Alternative fuels include: heating oil (kerosene), liquified petroleum gas (LPG), coal, biomass (wood-fuel or biogas). |
AFP (if they have a domestic electricity supply contract) AFP AF (if they do not) |
An “alternative fuel”, where they purchase this from an intermediary (e.g. landlord). Alternative fuels include: heating oil (kerosene), liquified petrolum gas (LPG), coal, biomass (wood-fuel or biogas). |
AFP (PTR) or ND AFP (PTR) depending on the support received by the intermediary |
Notes: |
a. A licensed energy supplier is an electricity or gas supplier which holds a licence from Ofgem to supply domestic or non-domestic customers, or both. This includes well-known retail energy companies such as the “big five” energy companies (British Gas, EDF, E.ON, Scottish Power, Ovo), as well as smaller energy suppliers such as Octopus Energy and Boost Energy. Third party intermediaries (for example, a park site owner, a landlord or a heat network) are not usually licensed energy suppliers. Instead these intermediaries usually buy energy from a licensed supplier, and then sell it on to the end users. |
b. In the 2023 Spring Budget, the Government announced it is developing new support for households on a non-domestic meter where they face lower levels of support than other domestic consumers. It announced DESNZ will issue a call for evidence on this before the summer. |
c. In the 2023 Spring Budget, the Government announced heat network customers on non-domestic heating contracts will receive a new, sector specific support rate to ensure they do not face disproportionately higher energy bills than consumers under the EPG. It has yet to announce further details. |